四、完形填空。
主题群:自然生态 子主题:人与动物 语篇类型:记叙文 难度:★★
[2025淮安期末改编]When I was young, I was very scared of dogs. But my grandma said dogs are our faithful friends and shared a 1 about a life-saving dog with me.
A boy called Jim always wanted a dog. 2 his 7th birthday was coming, his father gave him a lovely dog 3 a gift. Jim named it Brownie, and soon 4 became very good friends.
There was a river near Jim's house. He often went fishing there with his friends. One day, Jim took Brownie to the river to show his 5.
He 6 the fishing rod(鱼竿) and chose a good spot. After waiting for a while, he felt a big pull(拉力) under the water. He got excited and tried to pull the fish up. He pulled hard, but it didn't 7—the fish was too big. He pulled harder and his hands started to 8. He was too nervous to calm down.
9, he lost his balance and fell into the water. He didn't know 10 to swim. He shouted for help in a loud 11 but nobody else was around to help him. He struggled(挣扎) in the water and felt 12.
Seeing this, Brownie barked wildly and jumped into the river right away. It swam straight to Jim. Fighting against the moving water, Brownie pulled Jim with 13 sharp but gentle teeth. Finally, Brownie pulled him onto the riverbank and saved him.
When Jim 14, Brownie was licking his face softly. The little dog was 15 all over beside him. Jim smiled and hugged his best friend tightly. Animals and humans can build the warmest friendship if we treat each other with love.
1. A. song B. story C. poem D. letter
2. A. Because B. If C. Or D. After
3. A. like B. to C. as D. with
4. A. we B. he C. she D. they
5. A. running ways B. fishing skills C. cooking methods D. drawing speed
6. A. made B. bought C. held D. sold
7. A. play B. work C. try D. rest
8. A. jump B. lose C. hide D. shake
9. A. Suddenly B. Slowly C. Carefully D. Recently
10. A. how B. what C. when D. where
11. A. noise B. sound C. voice D. music
12. A. careless B. endless C. countless D. helpless
13. A. its B. her C. my D. their
14. A. put up B. woke up C. turned up D. took up
15. A. clean B. dry C. wet D. dirty

1. B
2. A 父亲送狗是因为Jim的生日快到了，表示原因用连词Because。
3. C give sb. sth. as a gift 意为“把某物作为礼物送给某人”。
4. D Jim和Brownie两者用they。
5～6. BC
7. B 鱼太大了，他用力拉，但没有用，此处it didn't work意为“不起作用/行不通”。
8. D
9. A 他失去了平衡，掉进了水里，这是一个意外、突然发生的事件，用Suddenly。
10. A know how to do sth. 意为“知道如何做某事”。
11. C 他大声呼救，但周围没有其他人能帮他，in a loud voice是固定短语，意为“大声地”。
12. D
13. A 此处指Brownie的牙齿，用物主代词its。
14. B
15. C 狗从河里救出人，自己也跳下了水，因此全身是“湿的”。

【分析】
这是一篇围绕“人与动物”主题的记叙文，讲述了Jim和他的狗Brownie的故事。解题时需先通读全文把握主旨，再结合上下文语境、固定搭配、词义辨析逐一分析选项：第1题根据“分享关于救命狗的内容”选story；第2题表原因用Because；第3题考查“作为礼物”的固定搭配；第4题指代Jim和狗用they；第5题对应去河边展示钓鱼技巧；第6题是“拿着鱼竿”的动作；第7题表示拉鱼的动作没起作用；第8题是手发抖的状态；第9题是意外发生的“突然”；第10题是“不知道如何游泳”；第11题是固定短语“大声呼救”；第12题是掉进水里的无助感；第13题指代狗的牙齿用its；第14题是“醒来”的短语；第15题是狗从水里出来的状态“湿的”。
【解析】
1. 选B：根据语境，奶奶分享的是关于救命狗的故事，故用story。
2. 选A：父亲送狗的原因是Jim的7岁生日快到了，表原因用连词Because。
3. 选C：固定搭配“give sb. sth. as a gift”表示“把某物作为礼物送给某人”，故选as。
4. 选D：此处指代Jim和他的狗Brownie，两者用复数代词they。
5. 选B：Jim带狗去河边是为了展示自己的钓鱼技巧，fishing skills符合语境。
6. 选C：“held the fishing rod”表示“拿着鱼竿”，符合钓鱼前的动作。
7. 选B：鱼太大，用力拉但没起作用，“it didn't work”意为“不起作用”，故选work。
8. 选D：拉鱼太用力，手开始发抖，shake符合语境。
9. 选A：失去平衡掉进水里是突然发生的意外，用Suddenly。
10. 选A：“know how to do sth.”表示“知道如何做某事”，此处指不知道怎么游泳。
11. 选C：固定短语“in a loud voice”意为“大声地”，用于呼救的语境。
12. 选D：掉进水里没人帮忙，感到无助，helpless符合语境。
13. 选A：此处指代狗Brownie的牙齿，用形容词性物主代词its。
14. 选B：Jim从水里被救后醒来，“woke up”意为“醒来”，符合语境。
15. 选C：狗跳进河里救人，全身湿透，wet符合语境。
【答案】
1.B 2.A 3.C 4.D 5.B 6.C 7.B 8.D 9.A 10.A 11.C 12.D 13.A 14.B 15.C
【知识点】
完形填空解题、固定搭配、词义辨析
【点评】
本文以记叙文形式讲述了人与动物之间的真挚友谊，语篇贴近生活，主题积极。解题时需结合上下文逻辑、固定短语及词义辨析，是中等难度的完形填空练习，能有效提升学生的语篇理解和词汇运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.6